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Another word for ghoul

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Noun

  1. A perversely bad, cruel, or wicked person

      1. In popular folklore, an undead being in human form that survives by sucking the blood of living people, especially at night.
      2. A person, such as an extortionist, who takes advantage of others, especially for personal gain.
      3. A vampire bat.
      1. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera tigris) of Asia, having a tawny coat with transverse black stripes.
      2. Any of various similar wild felines, such as the jaguar, mountain lion, or lynx.
      3. A person regarded as aggressive, audacious, or fierce.
      1. A giant or monster in legends and fairy tales that eats humans.
      2. A person who is felt to be particularly cruel, brutish, or hideous.
      1. An imaginary or legendary creature, such as a centaur or Harpy, that combines parts from various animal or human forms.
      2. A creature having a strange or frightening appearance.
      3. An organism that has structural defects or deformities.
      1. An evil spirit; a demon.
      2. The Devil; Satan.
      3. A diabolically evil or wicked person.
      1. In many religions, the major personified spirit of evil, ruler of Hell, and foe of God. Used with the.
      2. A subordinate evil spirit; a demon.
      3. A wicked or malevolent person.
      1. An animal other than a human, especially a large four-footed mammal.
      2. Animal nature as opposed to intellect or spirit:
      3. A very large or powerful person or thing:
      1. A principal fiend.
      2. The Devil; Satan. Used with the.
    See also:

    kind

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Another word for ghoul

Noun
      1. In popular folklore, an undead being in human form that survives by sucking the blood of living people, especially at night.
      2. A person, such as an extortionist, who takes advantage of others, especially for personal gain.
      3. A vampire bat.
      1. An evil supernatural being; a devil.
      2. A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion:
      3. One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent:
      1. An evil spirit; a demon.
      2. The Devil; Satan.
      3. A diabolically evil or wicked person.
    See also:

    devil

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • These recipes are fun and are sure to get everyone in a ghoul mood.

  • The party host will need to have a rubber ghoul mask, the uglier the better.

  • The game participants take turns spinning the bottle and the winner (loser?) has to kiss the ghoul in front of everyone else.

  • If the person who is wearing the ghoul mask hams it up, it will make the game even funnier.

  • Here you'll find instructions for making numerous masks, including a pumpkin, a mouse, a lion, or an original ghoul.

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